2025 Compare Cities Education:
Austin, TX vs San Francisco, CA

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Highlights
- San Francisco spends 6.2% more per student than Austin.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 40.4% higher in San Francisco than in Austin. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Francisco had 2.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Austin
 Austin, TXSan Francisco, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,016$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,538  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,028$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12964573
 Students per Counselor391  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.0%1.5%
Reviews for Austin    449 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Good place to visit.  More

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Austin is too expensive. Let's get that out of the way. Other than that it is a fun city. Ladybird Lake makes the city, imo. The ability to stand up paddle, kayak, walk  More

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The city continues to grow quickly, which a lot of people don't like. I get it, you fall in love with a city, and it's growing so fast that you don't recognize the same  More

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Reviews for San Francisco    149 Reviews

from a single guy's perspective. let's start this review from 2017. I moved here to be near to my sister who also relocated, and also to attend Cal State East Bay in  More

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I've lived in San Francisco for ten years. I thought I would write a balanced review for people looking to move here. My family is from places like Boise, Atlanta,  More

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I've lived in San Francisco for ten years. I thought I would write a balanced review for people looking to move here. My family is from places like Boise, Atlanta,  More

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